Instructions: Discuss the benefits and limitations of applying the sociological imagination to individual troubles. Also, what are the society's responsibility in helping others with his/her individual troubles. Be sure to incorporate the material found in the handout titled Sociological Imagination & Social Responsibility.
Students should limit their resources to scholarly sites ( .edu, .gov, or .org ) journal articles, or books and should still be presented in APA citation format (in-text citations and a reference list)
Posts must be typed, properly defended (with sources) and approximately 1-3 paragraphs in length.
The handout the professor wants us to refer to is attached below.
insert from powerpoint about Social Imagination is pasted below.
Using Our Sociological Imagination
• The sociological imagination: - Understanding the link between personal experiences and our social world.
• Using the sociological imagination: - Learn to distinguish between personal troubles and public issues. - Personal troubles
• Occur within the character of the individual and her or his immediate relationships with others.
• Can be resolved by the individual. - Public issues
• Some value held to be precious by publics is felt to be threatened.
• Requires public debate about what values are being threatened and what the origin of the threat is.
• For Example: - If you fail a test because you would rather watch television than study, it is a personal trouble. - If you fail a test because there is so much noise in your residence hall that it is impossible to concentrate, this is a public issue.
The assignment rubric is also attached below.
Pages: 2 Pages
Paper Format: APA
Require special program?: No use of Program Needed
Attachment:- sociological-imagination-and-social-responsibility_0.rar